Hervé is a French masculine given name of Breton origin, from the name of the 6th-century Breton

Saint Hervé Saint Hervé ( 521 – 575 AD), also known as Harvey, Herveus, or Houarniaule, was a sixth-century Breton saint. Along with Saint Ives, he is one of the most popular of the Breton saints. He was born in Guimiliau (Gwimilio). Legend Hervé ...

. The common latinization of the name is Herveus (also ''Haerveus''), an early (8th-century) latinization was ''

Charivius {{no footnotes, date=August 2022 Charivius (French ''Hervé'') was the Frankish Duke of Maine (''dux Cenomannicus'') in the early eighth century. His father was Chrotgar, Duke of Maine, son or grandson of Chrodbert, count Palatine of Chlothar II ...

''. Anglicized forms are

Harvey Harvey, Harveys or Harvey's may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Harvey'' (play), a 1944 play by Mary Chase about a man befriended by an invisible anthropomorphic rabbit * Harvey Awards ("Harveys"), one of the most important awards ...

and Hervey. Its Old Breton form was ''Huiarnviu'' (cf. Old Welsh ''Haarnbiu'' ), composed of the elements ''hoiarn'' ("iron", modern Breton ''houarn'', c.f. Welsh ''haearn'') and ''viu'' ("bright", "blazing", modern Breton ''bev''). Its

common Celtic Common may refer to: Places * Common, a townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland * Boston Common, a central public park in Boston, Massachusetts * Cambridge Common, common land area in Cambridge, Massachusetts * Clapham Common, originally co ...

form would have been ''*isarno-biuos'' or ''*-ue(s)uos''. Recorded Middle Breton forms of the name include ''Ehuarn, Ehouarn, Houarn''. The name of the 6th-century saint is recorded in numerous variants, including forms such as: ''Houarniault'', ''Houarneau''; as the name of a legendary Breton bard, the name occurs in varians such as ''Hyvarnion, Huaruoé, Hoarvian''.''Bulletin Archéologique de l'Association Bretonne '' t. 4 (1884)
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People with the given name

;medieval *

, 6th-century Breton saint ** Saint-Hervé, French commune ** Saint-M'Hervé, French commune *

, Duke of Maine (

fl. ''Floruit'' (; abbreviated fl. or occasionally flor.; from Latin for "they flourished") denotes a date or period during which a person was known to have been alive or active. In English, the unabbreviated word may also be used as a noun indicatin ...

723) * Hervé (Norman) (fl. 1050s), Byzantine general of Norman extraction *

Hervey le Breton Hervey le Breton (also known as Hervé le Breton; died 30 August 1131) was a Breton cleric who became Bishop of Bangor in Wales and later Bishop of Ely in England. Appointed to Bangor by King William II of England, when the Normans were advan ...

(died 1131), Bishop of Bangor and later Bishop of Ely * Hervé IV of Donzy (1173–1223), French nobleman * Harvey I of Léon, Breton viscount *

Hervé de Bourg-Dieu Hervé de Bourg-DieuHervé de Déols, Hervi de Bourg Dieu, Hervaeus of Bourg-Dieu, Hervaeus Burgidolensis, Hervaeus of Châteauroux, Herveus of Deols. (c. 1080 in Le Mans – 1150 in Déols; ) was a French Benedictine , image ...

(c. 1080–1150), Benedictine monk *

Hervaeus Natalis Hervaeus Natalis (c. 1260, Nédellec, diocese of Tréguier, Brittany-1323) was a Dominican theologian, the 14th Master of the Dominicans, and the author of a number of works on philosophy and theology. Among his many writings may be included the ...

(1260–1323), French Dominican theologian ;modern *

Hervé Alicarte Hervé Alicarte (born 7 October 1974) is a French former professional footballer who played as a defender. His previous clubs include Montpellier HSC, Bordeaux, Toulouse FC, AC Ajaccio and Servette FC. In his time at Bordeaux he won Ligue 1 ...

, French footballer * Hervé Arsène, French-Malagasy footballer *

Hervé Balland Hervé Balland (born January 7, 1964) is a French cross-country skier who competed from 1990 to 1998. He won a silver medal in the 50 km event at the 1993 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Falun. Balland's best finish at the Winter Olym ...

, French cross-country skier *

Hervé Bazin Hervé Bazin (; 17 April 191117 February 1996) was a French writer, whose best-known novels covered semi-autobiographical topics of teenage rebellion and dysfunctional families. Biography Bazin, born Jean-Pierre Hervé-Bazin in Angers, Maine- ...

, French writer *

Hervé Biausser Hervé Biausser (born 17 February 1951) is the former director of two French engineering schools, École Centrale Paris and Supélec, positions he has held since 2003 and 2013, respectively. He was the director of CentraleSupélec from 1 Janu ...

, French university director *

Hervé Bochud Hervé Bochud (born 15 November 1980) is a former professional footballer who played as a centre-back In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent ...

, Swiss footballer *

Hervé Bohbot Herve Bohbot is a French Scrabble player who competes in both French and English language Scrabble competitions. He is also an administrator on the online Scrabble site Internet Scrabble Club, the president of the French matchplay Scrabble commi ...

, French Scrabble player *

Hervé Bugnet Hervé Bugnet (born 24 August 1981) is a retired French footballer who played as a striker Striker or The Strikers may refer to: People *A participant in a strike action *A participant in a hunger strike *Blacksmith's striker, a type of blacks ...

, French footballer *

Hervé Carré Hervé Carré (born 24 September 1944) is a French economist and was Eurostat's general director between 2006 and 2008. Career After graduating in econometrics in Paris, Carré joined the European Commission in 1973 as an administrator. Between 1 ...

, French economist *

Hervé Cuillandre Hervé Cuillandre (born 1967) is a French novelist and photographer. Cuillandre was born in Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine Ille-et-Vilaine (; br, Il-ha-Gwilen) is a department of France, located in the region of Brittany in the northwest of the coun ...

, French writer *

Hervé de Charette Hervé de Charette (; born 30 July 1938 in Paris) is a French centrist politician. He is a descendant of the royalist military leader François de Charette and of king Charles X of France. Member of the Union for French Democracy (UDF), he was ...

, French politician * Hervé de Luze, French film director *

Hervé Di Rosa Hervé Di Rosa (born 1959 in Sète, Hérault) is a French painter. Born in Sète, France, Hervé Di Rosa is a French painter who brings to life unique characters who populate his work in the form of paintings, sculptures, installations and animati ...

, French painter * Hervé Déry, Canadian librarian and archivist * Hervé Duclos-Lassalle, French cyclist *

Hervé Faye Hervé Auguste Étienne Albans Faye ( – ) was a French astronomer, born at Saint-Benoît-du-Sault (Indre) and educated at the École Polytechnique, which he left in 1834, before completing his course, to accept a position in the Paris Obser ...

, French astronomer (1814 – 1902) *

Hervé Filion Hervé Arthur Filion, (February 1, 1940 – June 22, 2017) was a Canadian harness racing driver. He was the brother of Yves Filion who drove and trained the 1988 North America Cup winner; and the brother of Henri Filion (1941–1997) who die ...

, Canadian harness racer * Hervé Gauthier, French footballer and coach *

Hervé Gaymard Hervé Gaymard (born 31 May 1960) is a French politician and a member of The Republicans conservative party. He served as the country's Minister of Finances from 30 November 2004 until his resignation on 25 February 2005. Gaymard attended S ...

, French politician *

Hervé Guibert Hervé Guibert (14 December 1955 – 27 December 1991) was a French writer and photographer. The author of numerous novels and autobiographical studies, he played a considerable role in changing French public attitudes to HIV/AIDS. He was a ...

, French writer * Hervé Guilleux, French motorcycle racer *

Hervé Guy Hervé Guy Landry Bi Bola (born 17 September 1991), is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Botola club Fath Union Sport. Club career Guy began his career in the youth ranks of French club SC Bastia and p ...

, Ivorian footballer * Hervé Kage, Belgian footballer * Hervé Kambou, Ivorian footballer *

Hervé Lacelles Joseph Harvey Milton Lacelle (January 18, 1918 – June 28, 1942) was a Canadian boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was born in Ottawa, Ontario Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Onta ...

, Canadian boxer *

Hervé Lamizana Hervé Mamadou Lamizana (born January 22, 1981) is a former Ivorian professional basketball player who also has French citizenship. College career Lamizana played for the St. Patrick's basketball team in high school in Elizabeth, New Jersey, ...

, Ivory Coast football player *

Hervé Le Bras Hervé Le Bras (born June 6, 1943) is a French demographer and historian. Early life Hervé Le Bras was born on June 6, 1943 in Paris, France. He graduated from the École Polytechnique. Career Le Bras did an internship in anthropology in Chad f ...

(born 1943), French demographer, historian and mathematician. *

Hervé Le Tellier Hervé Le Tellier (born 21 April 1957) is a French writer and linguistics, linguist, and a member of the international literary group Oulipo (Ouvroir de Littérature Potentielle, which translates roughly as "workshop of potential literature"). ...

, French writer *

Hervé Makuka Hervé McCarthy Makuka (born 19 January 1986) is a Swiss footballer who plays for FC Wettswil-Bonstetten. Career He began his career by FC Sarnen before 2000 joined to the youth from FC Luzern and played 51 games with the youth and shoots 6 ...

, Swiss footballer *

Hervé Morin Hervé Morin (born 17 August 1961) is a French politician of the Centrists who has been serving as the first President of the Regional Council of Normandy since January 2016. Under President Nicolas Sarkozy, he was the Minister of Defence. P ...

, French politician *

Hervé Ndjana Onana Hervé Anselme Ndjana Onana (born 1 June 1986) is a Cameroonian footballer who plays as a striker for Belgian club FC Mariekerke. Career Onana began his career with Foudre d’Akonolinga and moved in summer 2007 to Red Star Waasland. In his ...

, Cameroonian footballer *

Hervé Novelli Hervé Novelli (born 6 March 1949 in Paris) is a French politician of Italian origin, and a past member of the UDF group. He was a deputé in the Assemblée Nationale for the Indre-et-Loire département from 2002 to 2007, having previously been ...

, French politician *

Hervé Nzelo-Lembi Hervé is a French masculine given name of Breton origin, from the name of the 6th-century Breton Saint Hervé. The common latinization of the name is Herveus (also ''Haerveus''), an early (8th-century) latinization was ''Charivius''. Anglicized ...

, Congolese footballer * Hervé Otélé, French-Cameroonian footballer * Hervé Paillet, French actor * Hervé Piccirillo, French football referee *

Hervé Renard Hervé Jean-Marie Roger Renard (born 30 September 1968) is a French professional football coach and former player who is the manager of the Saudi Arabia national team. Renard has previously been the manager of Zambia national team, with whom ...

, French football manager *

Hervé Revelli Hervé Revelli (born 5 May 1946) is a French former footballer who played as a forward. He is well–known for having won the French Championship a joint–record seven times. Career Revelli scored 31 Ligue 1 goals during the calendar year of ...

, French footballer * Hervé Riel, French fisherman *

Hervé This Hervé This (; born 5 June 1955 in Suresnes, Hauts-de-Seine, sometimes named Hervé This-Benckhard, or Hervé This vo Kientza) is a French physical chemist who works for the Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique at AgroParisTech, in Pari ...

, French chemist * Hervé Tum, Cameroonian footballer * Hervé Vilard (born 1946), French singer *

Hervé Villechaize Hervé Jean-Pierre Villechaize (; April 23, 1943 – September 4, 1993) was a French actor and painter. He is best known for his role as the evil henchman Nick Nack in the 1974 James Bond film '' The Man with the Golden Gun'', and his role as Mr ...

(1943–1993), French-American actor * J. Hervé Proulx, Canadian politician ;pseudonym *

Hervé Hervé is a French masculine given name of Breton origin, from the name of the 6th-century Breton Saint Hervé. The common latinization of the name is Herveus (also ''Haerveus''), an early (8th-century) latinization was ''Charivius''. Anglicized ...

(1825–1892), stage name of French operetta composer, singer, librettist and conductor, born Florimond Ronger *

Hervé (DJ) Joshua Harvey, otherwise known as Hervé , is a producer/ DJ from the UK. Hervé is known for bass-orientated as well as eclectic productions and DJ sets. He also runs the label Cheap Thrills, which has released music by Fake Blood, Jack Beat ...

, DJ and producer in the UK

As a surname

; Baron Hervey * Thomas Hervey (landowner) (d. 1694), son of Sir William Hervey (1585–1660) *

John Hervey, 1st Earl of Bristol John Hervey, 1st Earl of Bristol (27 August 1665 – 20 January 1751) was an English politician. John Hervey was born in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, the son of Sir Thomas Hervey. He was educated in Bury and at Clare College, Cambridge. He ...

John Hervey, 2nd Baron Hervey John Hervey, 2nd Baron Hervey, (13 October 16965 August 1743) was an English courtier and political writer. Heir to the Earl of Bristol, he obtained the key patronage of Walpole, and was involved in many court intrigues and literary quarrel ...

Augustus Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol Caesar Augustus (born Gaius Octavius; 23 September 63 BC – 19 August AD 14), also known as Octavian, was the first Roman emperor; he reigned from 27 BC until his death in AD 14. He is known for being the founder of the Roman Pr ...

Frederick Hervey, 4th Earl of Bristol Frederick Augustus Hervey, 4th Earl of Bristol, (1 August 1730 – 8 July 1803), was an 18th-century Anglican prelate. Elected Bishop of Cloyne in 1767 and translated to the see of Derry in 1768, Hervey served as Lord Bishop of Derry unti ...

;modern French surname *

Antoine Hervé Antoine Hervé (born 20 January 1959 in Paris) is a French composer and pianist. Hervé studied composition at the Conservatoire national supérieur de musique. Between 1987 and 1989 he was director of the French National Jazz Orchestra. Next to ...

, French composer *

Cédric Hervé Cédric Hervé (born 14 November 1979 in Dinan) is a French former road racing cyclist. Hervé became a professional rider in 2002. His first win came in 2006 when he won the Manche Atlantique. Later that year he would also win the Grand Prix d ...

, French cyclist *

Edmond Hervé Edmond Hervé (born 3 December 1942) is a French politician, a member of the Socialist Party and French senator from 2008 to 2014. He was the mayor of Rennes from 1977 to 2008, succeeding Henri Fréville. Biography Born in La Bouillie, Côte ...

, French politician *

Francis Hervé Francis Hervé (1781–1850) was a French born British artist and travel writer. He traveled in the Levant in about 1833. Hervé was commissioned by philhellene British General Richard Church to produce a series of portraits of the leaders ...

, French-British artist (1781–1850) * Francisco Hervé, Chilean geologist *

Gustave Hervé Gustave Hervé ( Brest, January 2, 1871 – Paris, October 25, 1944) was a French politician. At first, he was a fervent antimilitarist socialist and pacifist, but he later turned to equally zealous ultranationalism, declaring his ''patriotisme'' ...

, French politician (1871 – 1944) *

Pascal Hervé Pascal Hervé (born 13 July 1964) is a former French road racing cyclist. He competed in the individual road race at the 1992 Summer Olympics and raced as a professional from 1994 to 2001. Pascal now lives in Montreal, were he is co-owner of a ...

, French cyclist ;pseudonym *

Lucien Hervé Lucien Hervé (born László Elkán on 7 August 1910 in Hungary, died 26 June 2007 in Paris) was a Hungarian photographer. He was notable for his architectural photography, beginning with his work for Le Corbusier. Biography * 1910 : Born as ...

, French-Hungarian photographer, born László Elkán.

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